Music streaming can be Enter a new era of hi-fi audioBut Apple’s AirPods Max isn’t technically ready yet. The company has confirmed should Its advanced noise reduction headphones themselves do not support lossless music file playback.
An Apple spokesperson said in an email: “No AirPods of any model support lossless audio.” “AirPods Max wired monitoring mode only accepts analog output sources. AirPods Max does not currently support digital audio formats in wired mode. ”
It’s completely understandable that AirPods and AirPods Pro can’t play lossless audio. They are completely wireless and Apple supports the AAC codec via Bluetooth. AAC sounds good, but it is far from CD quality or the bit rate of Hi-Res audio tracks. To do better, Apple needs to provide some new wireless codecs (to some extent its own version of Sony LDAC), or make these things play music over Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth. Today or June, when Apple Music will begin providing lossless services, none of this happened.
With AirPods Max, things are a bit more complicated. They were able Connect the audio source with the cable. However, it turns out that even if you plug the $ 35 Apple Lightning to 3.5mm cable into a device that plays Apple Music tracks losslessly, you won’t hear the full fidelity of the audio source.
So the natural question is … well, what is that? Yes Did you hear it in that situation? Apple says should When you use a cable and a Lightning device to play a 24-bit / 48 kHz Apple Music lossless audio track on iPhone to AirPods Max, the audio will be converted to an analog signal and then re-digitized to 24-bit / 48 kHz. . This re-digitization step is why Apple cannot say that what you hear is pure lossless audio. It is not exactly the same as the font.
Sounds good? It is almost sure. The sound quality of AirPods Max is extraordinary, even with AAC over Bluetooth, the connection can enrich the experience. However, if you don’t know anything about the technical details, this is why the AirPods Max cannot extract lossless audio in the strictest sense. This also puts Apple in an awkward position, other high-end headphones make When wired (for example, via USB-C), digital audio can be supported, which can provide full, lossless audio that AirPods Max cannot.
Apple Music’s spatial audio feature was also announced today Will Work on AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max. Therefore, any song mixed with Dolby Atmos will be more immersive than a stereo song. I think Apple believes that for many customers, spatial audio will bring greater benefits than lossless quality, perhaps correct. But the company is also expected to have developed a long-term plan to improve the fidelity of its wireless headphones, especially now that it is lossless and does not cost any extras.
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